Spotted in Auburn

Some of you may remember the Sonoma......well I saw it in Auburn today at Walmart. It took me a while to convince Josh that it was in fact my first vehicle ever! We can all remember the excitment we felt turning 16, especially if our birthday present involved a car. Well right before I turned 16 my Grandbobby mentioned to me that he may get me a new car for my birthday. After months of being tormented by the threat of the Ford Tempo that was broken down behind his barn.... hearing him say that was such a relief! Here I was about to be 16 and getting  a car, I was beyond thrilled. He even asked me to think about what I would like to drive. Unfortunately before I could tell him my thoughts on the purchase he shows up with this.....

As grateful as I was and still am for the gift, it was not at all what I would have picked for myself! But I drove it for a couple of years and managed to keep it one piece. It definitely had its own unique look and I can almost guarantee that it is a one of a kind truck!!! It cracks me up to know someone is still driving this truck and doesn't even realize how much it meant to me or how much my Grandbobby loved driving it. I miss him so much.....

34 weeks

We are super excited because we found out last week that Sully will have a friend right down the road! Josh's cousin Melissa and her husband Justin are expecting!! We could not be happier for them...they will make great parents!

As for me, I am at 34 week today and go back to the Dr. next week. When I was there last week we had the dreaded discussion about having, or rather, not having an epidural. If my platelets get to a certain level I can't have one. This really makes me nervous even though I was already on the fence about getting one. Now I may not even have the option at all. I had to have my blood drawn again last week and they said they would call if they were concerned.....still no call from them so I am hoping that maybe they have stopped dropping. Regardless I will still have to get my blood drawn every so often until Sully arrives and even for a few weeks after to make sure they are going back up like they should.

I have to admit all of this has made me a little anxious about labor and delivery but I know God will get me through it! I am trying to read up on natural childbirth to prepare my mind for the whole process. I guess the scary part is knowing he could really come at any time and not knowing when is what make me so nervous. His movements have definitely changed in the past few weeks. Now it feels like he is just rolling around and I only feel the strong kicks and jabs when I lay down on my side. He can get pretty aggressive in there and I can definitely tell he is packing on the weight! Everything I have read about the 34th week says he is between 4 1/2 and 5 pounds and 15-20 inches long. I just can't believe we are so close to meeting him and am amazed everyday at how quickly everything is happening!

I am off to separate yet another Chihuahua fight.....the little ones have been at each others throats, literally, all day!